mitt romney and ron paul. rick santorum and newt gingrich did not meet strict requirements for gathering signatures. and so they are not on the ballot. and virginia doesn't allow write-in candidates during the primary. >> there is a history of virginia playing a really important role in republican presidential primaries, but without a competitive race this year, it's just not going to happen. and everybody's pretty much ignoring the state. >> reporter: many voters are disappointed with the limited field of candidates on the ballot in virginia. they're calling for a loosening of the ballot access rules so that this doesn't happen again. polls open at 6:00 a.m. here in virginia. they'll stay open until 7:00 tonight. reporting live in vienna, megan mcgrath, news4. >> thanks. >>> newt gingrich and his wife calista will not fast votes today in their home state of virginia. a family spokesperson told nbc news the gingriches could not vote between mitt romney and ron paul. the former house speaker failed to get enoug